Text utilities handle alignment (with responsive variants), wrapping, truncation, breaking, transforms, font size, weight and style, line height, monospace and decoration. Combine them to build headings, meta lines and price tags without touching CSS.
1Text alignment
text-start, text-center and text-end.
text-start
text-center
text-end
<div class="d-grid gap-2 small">
<p class="text-start border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">text-start</p>
<p class="text-center border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">text-center</p>
<p class="text-end border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">text-end</p>
</div>2Responsive alignment
text-center text-sm-start text-lg-end changes alignment per breakpoint.
Certified coaches design every session around your level and your goals.
<p class="text-center text-sm-start text-lg-end border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0">Certified coaches design every session around your level and your goals.</p>3Wrap and no wrap
text-nowrap keeps text on one line, text-wrap allows wrapping (for example inside a badge).
<div class="d-grid gap-2" style="max-width:14rem">
<div class="border rounded-3 p-2 text-nowrap overflow-hidden small">
text-nowrap: Certified coaches design every session around your level and your goals.
</div>
<span class="badge text-bg-primary text-wrap text-start">text-wrap badge: Certified coaches design every session around your level and your goals.</span>
</div>4Truncate
text-truncate cuts a single line with an ellipsis; it needs a block or inline-block with a width.
<div class="d-grid gap-2" style="max-width:18rem">
<div class="text-truncate border rounded-3 p-2">
Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right. More than sixty classes a week, from sunrise yoga to late-night spin.
</div>
<span class="d-inline-block text-truncate border rounded-3 p-2" style="max-width:150px">Fitness for every body</span>
</div>5Break long words
text-break wraps very long strings that have no spaces.
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<p class="text-break border rounded-3 p-2 mb-0 small" style="max-width:18rem">aeroium-deck-aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa</p>6Text transform
text-lowercase, text-uppercase and text-capitalize.
<div class="d-grid gap-1">
<span class="text-lowercase">Real coaches, real results</span> <span class="text-uppercase">Real coaches, real results</span> <span class="text-capitalize">simple workflow elegant launch</span>
</div>7Font sizes
fs-1 to fs-6 set the size without changing the element.
fs-1
fs-2
fs-3
fs-4
fs-5
fs-6
<div>
<p class="fs-1 mb-0">fs-1</p>
<p class="fs-2 mb-0">fs-2</p>
<p class="fs-3 mb-0">fs-3</p>
<p class="fs-4 mb-0">fs-4</p>
<p class="fs-5 mb-0">fs-5</p>
<p class="fs-6 mb-0">fs-6</p>
</div>8Font weights
fw-bold, fw-bolder, fw-semibold, fw-medium, fw-normal, fw-light and fw-lighter.
<div class="d-grid gap-1">
<span class="fw-bold">fw-bold</span><span class="fw-bolder">fw-bolder</span><span class="fw-semibold">fw-semibold</span> <span class="fw-medium">fw-medium</span><span class="fw-normal">fw-normal</span><span class="fw-light">fw-light</span><span class="fw-lighter">fw-lighter</span>
</div>9Italic and normal
fst-italic slants text, fst-normal resets it inside italic parents.
Thousands of members already trust us, and we work hard to keep it that way. fst-normal inside Bright team modern
<p class="fst-italic mb-0">Thousands of members already trust us, and we work hard to keep it that way. <span class="fst-normal fw-semibold">fst-normal inside</span> Bright team modern</p>10Line height
lh-1, lh-sm, lh-base and lh-lg on the same paragraph.
lh-1Community events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops. Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.
lh-smCommunity events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops. Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.
lh-baseCommunity events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops. Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.
lh-lgCommunity events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops. Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.
<div class="row g-3 small">
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-1</code>
<p class="lh-1 mb-0">Community events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops. Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-sm</code>
<p class="lh-sm mb-0">Community events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops. Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-base</code>
<p class="lh-base mb-0">Community events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops. Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.</p>
</div>
<div class="col-6 col-md-3">
<code>lh-lg</code>
<p class="lh-lg mb-0">Community events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops. Every detail is handled by people who care about getting it right.</p>
</div>
</div>11Monospace
font-monospace for IDs, codes and figures that should line up.
- #PO-4629 $893.60
- #ORD-2330 $942.30
- #INV-1476 $930.30
<ul class="list-unstyled mb-0 font-monospace small">
<li>#PO-4629 $893.60</li>
<li>#ORD-2330 $942.30</li>
<li>#INV-1476 $930.30</li>
</ul>12Text decoration
text-decoration-underline, -line-through and -none.
<div class="d-flex flex-wrap gap-3">
<span class="text-decoration-underline">underline</span> <span class="text-decoration-line-through">line-through</span> <a href="#" class="text-decoration-none">link without underline</a>
</div>13Lead and small
lead for an intro paragraph, small for fine print.
Community events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops.
Open 24 hours, so you can train whenever it suits your day.
<div>
<p class="lead">Community events keep you motivated, from fun runs to workshops.</p>
<p class="small text-body-secondary mb-0">Open 24 hours, so you can train whenever it suits your day.</p>
</div>14Display headings
display-1 to display-6 for oversized hero headings.
display-4
display-5
display-6
<div>
<p class="display-4 mb-0">display-4</p>
<p class="display-5 mb-0">display-5</p>
<p class="display-6 mb-0">display-6</p>
</div>15Article header
Uppercase eyebrow, large bold title, muted meta line - all text utilities.
The community that makes you stronger
<header>
<div class="text-uppercase small fw-bold text-primary">
Strength
</div>
<h3 class="fs-2 fw-bold lh-sm text-body-emphasis mb-2">The community that makes you stronger</h3>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
By <span class="fw-medium">Noah Tanaka</span> · Apr 6, 2026
</div>
</header>16Truncated table cells
text-truncate with a max width keeps long names in one line inside a table.
| Name | Size |
|---|---|
| plan-simple-final-version-approved.pdf | 38 MB |
| routine-Cape Town-photos-2025-11-15.zip | 224 MB |
<table class="table table-sm small mb-0" style="table-layout:fixed">
<thead>
<tr>
<th scope="col">Name</th>
<th scope="col" class="text-end" style="width:6rem">Size</th>
</tr>
</thead>
<tbody>
<tr>
<td class="text-truncate">plan-simple-final-version-approved.pdf</td>
<td class="text-end">38 MB</td>
</tr>
<tr>
<td class="text-truncate">routine-Cape Town-photos-2025-11-15.zip</td>
<td class="text-end">224 MB</td>
</tr>
</tbody>
</table>17Quote typography
fs-5, fst-italic and lh-lg for a calm testimonial.
“Beginners are always welcome, with an intro session included.”
<figure class="mb-0">
<blockquote class="fs-5 fst-italic lh-lg mb-2"><p class="mb-0">“Beginners are always welcome, with an intro session included.”</p></blockquote>
<figcaption class="small fw-semibold text-uppercase">Ivy Nguyen</figcaption>
</figure>18Long button label
text-wrap on a button lets a long label wrap on narrow screens.
<button type="button" class="btn btn-outline-primary text-wrap" style="max-width:14rem">Stronger every single day</button>19Highlight and marks
mark highlights a search term inside text; fw-semibold emphasises numbers.
Found 78 results for plan in HIIT.
<p class="mb-0">Found <span class="fw-semibold">78</span> results for <mark>plan</mark> in HIIT.</p>20Centred pricing text
text-center with fs-1, fw-bold and lh-1 for a plan price.
<div class="text-center border rounded-4 p-4" style="max-width:16rem">
<div class="text-uppercase small fw-semibold text-body-secondary">
Pro
</div>
<div class="fs-1 fw-bold lh-1 my-2">
$38.65
</div>
<div class="small text-body-secondary">
per month, billed yearly
</div>
</div>